Most UnWired Cities in America

Most Un-Wired Cities in America

Across the United States and around the world, more and more people are wirelessly accessing the Internet to communicate and share and enjoy information and entertainment.

Intel's 2nd annual "Most Unwired Cities" survey ranks the top 100 U.S. cities and regions for the greatest wireless Internet accessibility. The survey reveals an increasing number of hotspot locations across the country where people can use wireless-enabled notebook PCs to access wireless fidelity networks (Wi-Fi) without a traditional wired connection. Today, hotspots can be found in airports, public parks, college campuses and hotels -- as well as in diverse locations such as truck stops, RV parks and malls.

Below is a look at the top cities and regions in America where it's possible to sit back, relax and unwire:

1.	San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland, Calif.

51.	Rochester, N.Y.

2.	Orange County, Calif.

52.	Cincinnati

3.	Washington, D.C.

53.	Memphis, Tenn.

4.	Austin-San Marcos, Texas

54.	Pittsburgh

5.	Portland, Ore Vancouver, Wash.

55.	Providence, R.I. Fall River-Warwick, Mass.

6.	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett-Tacoma, Wash.

56.	Charleston-North Charleston, S.C.

7.	Bergen-Passaic, N.J.

57.	Charlotte-Gastonia, N.C., Rock Hill, S.C.

8.	Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J.

58.	Tucson, Ariz.

San Diego

59.	Akron, Ohio

10.

Denver

60.	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.

11.

Chicago

61.	Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, Ohio

12.	Sacramento, Calif.

62.	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.

13.

Honolulu

63.	Louisville, Ky/Ind.

14.	Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, Calif.

64.	Toledo, Ohio

15.	Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.

65.	Dayton-Springfield, Ohio

16.

Atlanta

66.	Stockton-Lodi, Calif.

17.

Boston

67.	Wichita, Kan.

18.	Ventura, Calif.

68.	Nashville, Tenn.

19.	Monmouth-Ocean, N.J.

69.	New Orleans

20.	Colorado Springs, Colo.

70.	Worcester, Mass.

21.	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

71.	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.

22.	New Haven-Meriden, Conn.

72.	Springfield, Mass.

23.	Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.

73.	Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, Fla.

24.	New York City-Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. - Newark, N.J.

74.	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Mich.

25.	Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah

75.	Jersey City, N.J.

26.	Houston, Texas

76.	Fresno, Calif.

27.	Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.

77.	Gary, Ind.

28.

Detroit

78.	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.

29.	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.

79.	Columbia, S.C.

30.	Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.

80.	Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Pa.

31.

Baltimore

81.	Birmingham, Ala.

32.	Hartford, Conn.

82.	Oklahoma City, Okla.

33.	Philadelphia

83.	El Paso, Texas

34.	Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Va.

84.	Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla.

35.	Wilmington, Del. - Newark, Md.

85.	Syracuse, N.Y.

36.	Columbus, Ohio

86.	Baton Rouge, La.

37.	Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

87.	Bakersfield, Calif.

38.	Omaha, Neb./Iowa

88.	Fort Wayne, Ind.

39.	Orlando, Fla.

89.	Tulsa, Okla.

40.	Ann Arbor, Mich.

90.	Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, N.C.

41.

Las Vegas

91.	Little Rock-North Little Rock, Ark.

42.	Kansas City, Mo./Kan.

92.	Augusta, Ga. - Aiken, S.C.

43.	Richmond-Petersburg, Va.

93.	Knoxville, Tenn.

44.	Albuquerque, N.M.

94.	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C.

45.	Jacksonville, Fla.

95.	Mobile, Ala.

46.	Indianapolis

96.	Daytona Beach, Fla.

47.	Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wis.

97.	Youngstown-Warren, Ohio

48.	Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.

98.	Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, Pa.

49.	San Antonio

99.	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

50.

St. Louis

100.	Johnson City-Kingsport, Tenn. - Bristol, Va.

The survey was sponsored by Intel Corporation and conducted by Bert Sperling, a researcher who specializes in collecting and analyzing data for the nationally known "Best Places" surveys.

Study findings are based on the number of public and commercial wireless access points (hotspots), local wireless networks, wireless email devices, and Internet penetration. The data was also calculated at the per-capita level to determine how many people share hotspots within a given city or region. The data was collected from a variety of industry sources and weighted across a 100-point scale.

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